Crates / Compare / tokio-postgres vs sea-orm
Rust crates side by side · data Oct 27, 2026
tokio-postgres vs sea-orm
Short answerBy steady daily use, tokio-postgres is bigger: 243,640 real downloads a day against 60,184 for sea-orm (4.0x). 847 crates depend on tokio-postgres and 535 on sea-orm. tokio-postgres last shipped 5 months ago, sea-orm 30 days ago.
tokio-postgres
EstablishedEstablished and gaining.
847 crates depend on it; no release in the last 90 days, so its count is all steady use.
A native, asynchronous PostgreSQL client
sea-orm
EstablishedEstablished and steady.
535 crates depend on it; downloads don't spike on releases.
🐚 An async & dynamic ORM for Rust
tokio-postgressea-orm · 100% = that crate's normal quiet day, so a spike to 300% is triple its usual traffic
Every number, side by side
| Same window, same method | tokio-postgres | sea-orm |
|---|---|---|
| Real downloads a day | 243,640 | 60,184 |
| Crates that depend on it | 847 | 535 |
| Last release | 0.7.18, 5 months ago | 2.0.4, 30 days ago |
| Trend vs the field | +11% | -5% |
| Release-window share | 0.0% | 7.3% |
| Downloads in the window | 22,753,282 | 5,466,704 |
| All-time downloads | 80,107,616 | 27,960,851 |
| Versions published | 38 | 142 |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.94.0 |
| First published | Dec 26, 2016 | Aug 7, 2021 |
Which to pick
- Downloads tell you what is common, not what fits. Each crate's own description above says what it is for; when the jobs differ, pick by the job.
- When both fit, prefer the one more crates depend on (tokio-postgres, 847 dependents): more eyes, more answered questions, and you may already have it in your tree.
- Check the release dates against your own pace: tokio-postgres 5 months ago, sea-orm 30 days ago.
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Method
Real downloads = the median day with no release that day or the day before, from the crates.io API (Jul 30, 2026 to Oct 26, 2026). Raw crates.io counts include CI and bots and run high (why); the method is from our 90-day study.
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